The Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles honors a seldom celebrated part of our nation’s history with its new exhibit “Black Cowboys: An American Story” featuring a virtual gold mine of photographs, artifacts and other relics honoring these unsung heroes. And stick around for the outdoor celebration “National Day of the Cowboy and Cowgirl” featuring volunteer cowboys and cowgirls offering youngsters their very first chance to glimpse and even sit on a real horse! Then submerge yourself in a sea of wonder as the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California brings to the surface a colorful assortment of Sea Stars in its newest exhibit “Stars of the Sea.” The centerpiece of this attraction is “Our Living Coastline” a life-like outdoor rock structure where visitors can learn about and touch actual sea stars that are submerged in the touch pool before they travel inside to spot other sea stars inside some the many larger tanks.